The leadership of Hillsborough Community College has shown an appalling lack of due diligence in dealing with a developer who exaggerated and fabricated his credentials and accomplishments to win a lucrative contract to build a hotel-and-clinic complex on 50 acres of prime campus real estate. ...more

August 23, 2008

A newspaper has asked John McCain's campaign why a black reporter assigned to cover a rally was singled out by security and told to leave a backstage area. ...more

August 6, 2008

Several organizations are sponsoring candidates' forums in the next few weeks. Here are some details: ...more

August 3, 2008

No one needs to tell Manuel Olivero that times are tough. The teacher from New Jersey has spent nearly five months looking for work since moving to Tampa. ...more

July 22, 2008

No one needs to tell Manuel Olivero that times are tough. The teacher from New Jersey has spent nearly five months looking for work since moving to Tampa. Today, he was among the hundreds of people so far who stopped at the St. Pete Times Forum to visit with the roughly 45 companies looking for workers at a job fair. ...more

July 21, 2008

Jim King may no longer be a Congressional candidate, but he nevertheless is trying to answer questions about whether he has been truthful about his background. ...more

July 11, 2008

DOCUMENTATION BACKING IT UP IS SPOTTY ...more

July 10, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - A man accused of robbing a bank last week turned himself in to authorities Tuesday. ...more

July 10, 2008

Garden Notes ...more

July 9, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays are this year's feel-good story in the region, but north of the Bay area another group also is showing that teamwork can put dreams on the verge of coming true, in this case preserving a pristine piece of Florida that not long ago seemed destined for development. ...more

July 7, 2008